NO one knows more about sleighing the cost of Christmas than Sun Saver Dave Wilkie.
The savvy 68-year-old has a busier festive season than most, as he spends it entertaining local children as Father Christmas.
From hosting parties to giving out gifts on a Santa train ride, there are no lengths Dave won’t go to as he makes sure everyone has a merry old time.
I wanted to reward him for being an excellent Sun Saver and for all his good work in the community, so I paid a surprise visit to Dave and his wife Liz at their home in Stafford.
I took him a brand new Santa suit and lots of goodies for the kids — and while I was there, I asked him for his top tips for curbing Christmas costs . . .
- Buy bulk: “We head to Costco and Macro for bigger purchases, which really helps at this time of year. You can save on smaller stuff too — six bottles of Fairy Liquid are £8.99.”
- Designer dupes: “I love Yankee candles but they can cost around £20 a time. Instead, we buy B&M’s own range, which look the same. You can get two for £7.99 and they smell lovely and festive.”
- Time it right: “We always go to the shops later in the day to make sure we catch the yellow-sticker bargains.”
- Double up: “Don’t just go to one big supermarket and do all your food shopping there. We go to Aldi for cheaper bits but the fresh food is better quality and just as cheap at Asda. We find going to two shops makes a big difference.”
- Look for space and money savers: “We’ve cut back this year, so instead of a big Christmas tree and lots of ornaments which could cost up to £50, we decided to just have a smaller pop-up tree from Argos (now £20, down from £30) that’s already decorated, and it saves space too.”
- Want to see me surprising Dave? Head to facebook.com/thesunsavers.
Top swap
LIGHT up the room with this vintage table lamp from Aldi, and save some dosh instead of buying the Octavia table lamp in copper from MADE.com.
SAVE: £19.01
Reader's saving tip
DAVE Martin from Glasgow says: “To save me having to buy expensive shaving creams I just use own-brand conditioner.
“You get the same smooth glide!”
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Deal of the day
STOCK up on festive veg with the fresh six offer at Co-op.
Pick up Brussels sprouts, parsnips, carrots, potatoes, swede and broccoli for £2.84. Usually £4.83.
SAVE: £1.99
Cheap treat
HAVE a cheeky tipple with Baileys Chocolat Luxe on offer in ASDA. Was £18, now £12.
SAVE: £6
My Sun Savers fiver
LYN Van Corvorden from Southend says: “I’m putting my Sun Savers fivers towards an RAC membership for my grandson’s first car.”
Send your Savers fiver stories to sunsavers.co.uk/fivers and you’ll get 28 codes worth £5 if your tip is used. Please include your name and town.
Shop and save
PICK up a bargain in the British Heart Foundation Christmas sale. You can get this Jingle Bell Reindeer Doorstop. Was £12.99, now £6.99.
SAVE: £6
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BUY one perfume and get a second one half price at The Perfume Shop.
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TEENS
Hayden Panettiere
Size: 8
Age: 18
Height: 5ft 1in
Weight: 8st
To achieve her kick-ass figure, Hayden – who plays cheerleader Claire Bennet in Heroes – follows the ‘quartering’ rule. She eats only a quarter of the food on her plate, then waits 20 minutes before deciding whether she needs to eat again.
Hayden says: “I don’t have a model’s body, but I’m not one of those crazy girls who thinks that they’re fat. I’m OK with what I have.”
Nicollette says: “I don’t like diets – I see it, I eat it! I believe in eating healthily with lots of protein, vegetables and carbs to give you energy.”
kim cattrall
Size: 10-12
Age: 52
Height: 5ft 8in
Weight: 9st 4lb
SATC star Kim swears by gym sessions with Russian kettle bells (traditional cast-iron weights) and the South Beach Diet to give her the body she wants. To avoid overeating, Kim has a radical diet trick – squirting lemon juice on her leftovers – so she won’t carry on picking.
Kim says: “I am no super-thin Hollywood actress. I am built for men who like women to look like women.”
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